Philippine scouts. Wall scaling drill. Philippines
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Philippines
Nipa palm, Philippines
Rice paddies and native village, Philippines
Native casa, Philippines
Nipa houses, Philippines
Pack Train, Philippines
A shady lane, Philippine Islands
Postcard showing a group of individuals walking down a tree-lined path.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s “a shady lane in the Philipines [sic].”
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In the Philippines. The Sultan of Sulu’s Orchestra
Postcard showing the members of the Sultan of Sulu’s Orchestra and their instruments. Charles C. Myers comments on the noise the orchestra makes.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Sultan of Sulu’s Orchestra which took some part in the parade–quite a collection of pans etc with which enough noise could be made to drive all the civilized people off the island.”
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In the Philippines. The Army Club at Camp McKinley
Postcard showing a group of people outside the Army Club at Camp McKinley in the Philippines.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Camp McKinley is only a rifle and drill range for the army and navy and is situated across the bay from Manilla [sic].”
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Philippines Narrative
Charles C. Myers describes a series of nineteen postcards illustrating his visit to the Philippines.
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Creation Date
Unknown
Presidential Snapshot (#36): Excerpt of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt assures Governor General Taft of his admiration and support for him after Taft had expressed worries about Roosevelt’s position towards him. Roosevelt writes Taft that he is one of the most highly prized members of his administration along with Secretary of War Elihu Root and Attorney General Philander C. Knox. Roosevelt also expresses his frustration with Congress for not lowering the tariff on goods from the Philippines, and he says that he is looking forward to spending time at home at the conclusion of his western tour.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1903-04-22
America and the World War
The Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal reprints the foreword and three chapters (two, five, and nine) from Theodore Roosevelt’s 1915 work America and the World War. In the foreword, Roosevelt expounds on the need for preparedness and criticizes President Woodrow Wilson for not bolstering the nation’s defenses. In chapter two, “The Belgian Tragedy,” Roosevelt states that neutral Belgium was a victim of German aggression, and he warns that failing to arm leads to such violations of a nation’s neutrality. Roosevelt invokes his famous maxim of “speak softly and carry a big stick,” and he makes several references to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and their attitudes towards war and peace. Roosevelt says that international bodies and treaties that promote arbitration are worthless unless they are backed with the threat of force.
In chapter five, “How to Strive for World Peace,” Roosevelt stresses that nations either need to rely on themselves for their defense, or international bodies and treaties must have provisions so that violations of agreements and boundaries are punished by force. Roosevelt opens chapter nine, “Our Peacemaker, the Navy,” with a call to not extend a security guarantee to the Philippine Islands if the United States is committed to their independence. Roosevelt also argues that the navy needs to be used for offensive operations and not for coastal defense, and he excoriates the Wilson administration, especially Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, for not maintaining the readiness of the navy with regular training and maneuvers.
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“The War That Launched the American Century”
John A. Gable provides a pointed criticism of the PBS documentary Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War by highlighting topics that the film does not discuss. Gable stresses that the film ignores the potential consequences to the Philippines if the United States had withdrawn after the war, and he notes that it also does not consider the weakness of the Cuban and Philippine governments in their infancy as independent nations. Gable admires the contributions of the many “talking head” historians, and he reserves a great deal of praise for the film’s use of period music.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1999
Roosevelt’s strenuous life and the rediscovery of American national character
Greg Russell argues that Theodore Roosevelt’s promotion of the strenuous life has been too often linked with militarism and conquest, and he believes that Roosevelt applied the concept equally to the domestic and the international sphere. Russell says that Roosevelt believed that everyone should engage in the strenuous life by hard work and exertion. He examines Roosevelt’s views on foreign policy matters such as the status of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, and he asserts that Roosevelt believed that the moral integrity of individuals, and thus of the nation, mattered in its conduct of foreign policy.
Two photographs and an illustration of both sides of the Theodore Roosevelt Association medallion supplement the text.
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A Roosevelt in Malacanang: Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
James Biedzynski describes Governor General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.’s tenure in the Philippines in the years 1932-1933. Biedzynski notes the difficulties posed by the onset of the Depression, and he highlights the effects of independence legislation that would unfasten the islands from American rule, most notably the loss of free trade with the United States. Biedzynski quotes at length from a letter Roosevelt wrote to Manuel Luis Quezon telling the Philippine president that the United States would not guarantee the islands’ independence.
A photograph of Roosevelt appears in the article along with one of Roosevelt with his wife and children.
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An American Original: Theodore Roosevelt, Junior
Charles W. Snyder examines the life of Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt’s oldest son, who struggled to emerge from the long shadow cast by his famous father. Snyder provides a comprehensive biography of the younger Roosevelt, looking at his service in both world wars, his stints as Governor General of Puerto Rico and the Philippines, and his career in politics. Snyder also looks at the breach that developed between the Oyster Bay and Hyde Park, New York, branches of the Roosevelt family, and he examines Roosevelt’s opposition to the New Deal and his support of isolationism in the 1930s.
Ten photographs of Roosevelt appear in the article: three of these show Roosevelt with members of his family and six of them are from his service during World War II; a photograph of his home, Old Orchard, also illustrates the article. A text box with a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of the article.
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Col. Roosevelt named Governor-General of the Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks with Dwight F. Davis, whom he is succeeding as Governor-General of the Philippines.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-01-12
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks in New York City
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks in New York City before he departs for the Philippines to take over as Governor-General. He says that he must observe problems firsthand before offering significant commentary.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-02-10
Book Reviews
Three book reviews, a book notice, and a look at Paul Russell Cutright’s career comprise the “Book Reviews” section. In “TR: The Making of a Conservationist,” Lewis L. Gould reviews Cutright’s Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Conservationist and notes that the work covers the formative years of Roosevelt’s life better than his first work on Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt: The Naturalist. Gould says that Cutright challenges some of the assumptions made by David McCullough about Roosevelt’s childhood asthma. John A. Gable discusses Cutright’s two works on Roosevelt, lists his publications in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, and reviews his teaching career and publications in “Paul Russell Cutright: Historian of Natural History.”
In “Presidential Children,” Gable gives a scathing review of Sandra L. Quinn and Sanford Kanter’s America’s Royalty: All the Presidents’ Children. Gable notes that the book is riddled with factual errors and that it has a “truly pathetic” bibliography. Gable also reviews Richard H. Collin’s Theodore Roosevelt, Culture, Diplomacy, and Expansion and notes that Roosevelt’s foreign policy was impacted by American culture and by the need to counter the imperialism of the leading European states. The section concludes with a notice about the publication of Between Ocean and Empire: An Illustrated History of Long Island which includes an essay on Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill written by Gable.
Not one for reciprocity but millions for investment and annexation
Cartoon shows man “Sugar Refining Trust” pushing a wheelbarrow full of bags of money labeled “For Cuban Investment.” A child “Philippino” rides atop the money.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903